Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU

by name voted on 14.09.2022

Summary

The European Parliament has adopted a position to establish EU-wide standards for adequate minimum wages to protect workers' purchasing power and social dignity.

9 14.09.2022

Other

economy

labour law

social policy

european union

employment and working conditions

Key points

The European Parliament has officially adopted its position regarding the directive for adequate minimum wages in the EU.
The legislative action is based on specific legal provisions within the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The proposal faced scrutiny from national parliaments in Denmark, Malta, and Sweden regarding whether it complies with the principle of subsidiarity.
The adoption follows a provisional agreement between the Parliament and the Council to ensure the directive's implementation.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

46 Speeches in total

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Contra

0:24 min

7. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

The Left

0:05 min

4. First voting session

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate minimum wages in the European Union Adequate minimum wages in the European Union ***I

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